Aureus - Severus Alexander P M TR P III COS P P, Salus

€279,006.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year224
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueAureus (25⁄2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
Weight
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.2#41, OCRE#ric.4.sa.41
Obverse descriptionBust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionSalus, draped, seated left on throne, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar, resting left elbow on chair.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P III COS P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia, Consul, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the third time, consul, father of the nation.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (224)  - -
Catalog ID9295273680
Comments